An Inside Look at Motorsports
NASCAR sources indicate that Coca-Cola / PowerAde may drop its NASCAR sponsorship at the end of the season. NASCAR signed PowerAde to a victory-lane sponsorship that has proven too hot … Read More
According to our sources, the Silicon Valley Grand Prix listed on the preliminary 2005 Champ Car schedule for July 31st will be in San Jose around the HP Pavilion. However, … Read More
According to this Guardian article, The Jaguar formula one team could be closed down at the end of next week with the loss of 350 jobs should talks with a … Read More
UPDATE #2 We are bumping this rumor back up from false to speculation. Our sources maintain that Richards was told he was out and he has now mounted a spirited … Read More
UPDATE #2 Another reader writes, Like Mark Cipolloni has told us in a number of his fine articles in the past, schedules and TV need to be announced in August … Read More
According to this SPEED TV article, Playa Del Racing is taking over Tom Kelley's shop and some of his assets to go IRL racing in 2005 and will be sponsored … Read More
UPDATE #2 This rumor is downgraded to 'false' with news Kalkhoven is buying Cosworth. 10/07/04 Rumor has it that Stefan Johansson is behind the possible Chinese bid and he was … Read More
UPDATE We are bumping this rumor up to 'strong.' Robin Miller is reporting in this SPEED TV article that Vancouver won't happen either. He is also reporting that the Laguna … Read More
UPDATE #2 Top Champ Car chief mechanic Jim McGee is being courted by Kevin Kalkhoven to manage his PKV Racing Champ Car operation. “I like [Jimmy] Vasser and Kalkhoven and … Read More
UPDATE #3 New IRL IndyCar team Playa Del Racing, which will operate out of Kelley Racing’s shop, has gained DHL Worldwide Express as its title sponsor. According to co-owner Gary … Read More
UPDATE This Grandprix.com article speculates that if the GPWC breaks away with their own series, Bernie could start his own series but he may be too old to do so. … Read More
UPDATE #3 We hear that Kalkhoven and company are indeed headed for San Jose tonight, supposedly for the big race announcement….. 10/26/04 As first reported in this rumor on AutoRacing1.com, … Read More
UPDATE #6 This AutoWeek article claims the 2005 schedule will be announced this Friday October 29th. Original reports had it on the 28th. 10/26/04 "We got off to a slow … Read More
UPDATE An announcement on who will be the driver of the #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet in 2005 will be made this Friday, Oct. 29, at 2:00pm/et in the infield media … Read More
UPDATE This Toronto Sun article says the 4-year Toronto Champ Car race extension will be announced this Friday as first reported here on AutoRacing1.com last week. 10/22/04 We are hearing … Read More
There are rumors in F1 circles that BAR is bidding for a major sponsorship deal with the Spanish oil company Repsol. The apparent intention is for the team to run … Read More
Celso Itibere, a respected auto racing columnist at the 'O Globo' newspaper, the biggest Brazilian newspaper, and also a Champ Car commentator on Rede TV, the network that broadcasts the … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. An agreement has been reached between Champ Car World Series officials and a Gold Coast businessman to have an Australian driver compete … Read More
NASCAR executives love the new television package that has boosted national coverage of their sport the past three years, but it's no secret they're not fond of one of the … Read More
UPDATE A spokeswoman has denied that Jordan will definitely lose the title sponsorship of Gallaher International next season. A whisper in Sao Paulo said the tobacco giant would not continue … Read More
UPDATE #4 This SPEED TV article says a deal is close for Cosworth, but does not hint at who will be the buyer. Will it be Kalkhoven? Briatore? Eddie Cheever … Read More
The manager of Jarek Janis, Antonin Charouz, was quoted on the Czech website www.Formule.cz by Czech news agency BPA (which is agency run by Charouz for the website of www.Tomasenge.com … Read More
UPDATE Auto racing, it turns out, is not a business the state wants to run. Just 17 months after resuming control of the money-losing Milwaukee Mile, the State Fair Park … Read More
